West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-26

culprit soon arrived at THIS station
prisoner and, after an examination
before Squire Briggs, he was trans
ferred to the county Jail for trial.
Among our summer visitors this
season we count DR.. James Reay, l..
L. D., and lady of Washington City.
DIR. Ray is an eminent scholar, and
withal a genial, noble-hearted man,
whose very presence is suggestive
of the deep erudition and refined
culture for which he is noted. The
Doctor is a native of the Isle of
SKYE. and consequently Scotch
man. but we believe his lady is a
Philadelphian. From 1869 to 1874
he was United States Consul at Bel
fast, Ireland, and being much inter
ested in that country, as well as its
people, he lost no opportunity of ac-
ouainting himself with its ancient
lore and traditions. He has there
fore a vast store of curious antigua
rian knowledge relating to Ireland,
which, with an ineXhaustible stock
of humorous anecdotes gathered in
that fun loving, but luckless land,
renders his conversation singularly
agreeable. He was for many years
connected with the Western press,
and for some nine or ten years has
been a clerk in the Treasury at
Washington. Early this summer
he was afflicted with serious i'll
ness, but he is now far on the road
to recovery-a blessing which he
attributes, under Heaven, to the
pure air and water of Harper's Fer
ry, reinforced by the exhileratlng
effects of ourow excruciating yarns,
for no one can come, even from Ire
land, and beat us Harper's Ferry
fellows at comicalities. We believe
the Doctor confesses the corn, and
unmurmingly accords us the palm.
Last night he delivered to crowded
house, at Storer College, lecture
which we unfortunately missed, but
those who were in attendance say
that the audience was completely
spell-bound by this gifted man, and
the address will long be remembered
as model of learning and eloquence.
We see in one Of our county pa
pers a notice from Mr.. William f..
Anderson, of Bolivar, that he has for
sale some bees of extraordinary val
ne. We do not understand much
about bee-culture and, indeed, we
never felt thoroughly at ease in the
company of theseinteresting insects.
AS well as we can remember we
never looked one of them squarely
in the countenance for, in their deal
ings with Us, they have always
transacted business with their faces
averted, and if there be q destiny
which shapes THEIR ends, at least
the extremity that has ever been
presented to US, it certainly is an
unpropitious one, for at least dozen
times in our life we have left their
society with our cheeks on dead
level with the lofty summit OF our
imposing nasal promontory, and
LOOKING like a hiohlv-colored map of
the United States. Our friend Mr..
Anderson, however, has studied
their habits very closely, and he is
ever ready to entertain bis friends
with highly interesting account OF
their wonderful instinct and the
economy of their busy lives. He is
man of great intelligence end ster-
ling integrity, and al one in quest
of approved stocks OF these insects,
or information concerning them, can
rely implicitly an our friends judg-
ment and fair dealing. He has at
his home in Bolivar fine apiary
and. if we dared, we would devote a
week to the study Of the industrious
denizens, and we know we would be
heartily welcomed by our old crony.
1t happens that we have to be very
guarded in our words, and we there
fore express the hope that, when we
say that Mr.. Anderson has a fine
APIARY, nobody will spread abroad
that our friend deals in APES and
set all the organ grinders in the
land after him for a trade.
Y. X.